SAM #2026_MEDALS_RFI

RFI: Secure Data Intermediary Services for Military Enlistment Data Access (MEDALS)

The Department of Defense, through the Defense Human Resources Activity and Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), is seeking information from qualified vendors to provide secure data intermediary services for the Military Enlistment Data Access to Lift Student Success (MEDALS) initiative. - Government Buyer: - Department of Defense (DoD) - Defense Human Resources Activity - Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) - Department of War (DoW) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the opportunity - Products/Services Requested: - Secure data intermediary and service provider capabilities - Role-based, secure, and scalable services for managing student-level data exchange - Data validation, encryption, matching, disaggregation, and return of matched data - Compliance with federal security standards, privacy, and data governance - Agreement management for multi-entity data sharing - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Ability to securely handle and exchange sensitive student-level data across multiple State Education Agencies (SEAs), U.S. territories, federal agencies, and the Department of War - Must meet federal data security, privacy, and encryption requirements - Must support data governance and agreement management for multi-jurisdictional data sharing - Place of Performance and Delivery: - Headquarters/Resource Management Division, 4800 Mark Center Dr., Alexandria, VA - Multiple State Education Agencies (SEAs) - U.S. territories - Department of War facilities

Description

The Department of War (DoW), through the Defense Human Resources Activity and Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to obtain technical and operational input from qualified third-party vendors capable of serving as a secure data intermediary and service provider between multiple States, U.S. territories, federal agencies and the DoW. The purpose of this data exchange is to inform and improve student outcomes related post-secondary military enlistment and careers.

See attached RFI and Appendix 

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